Science and Health

Richard Leakey, Fossil Hunter and Defender of Elephants, Dies at 77

French Mask Mandate Includes 6-Year-Olds

Omicron Coronavirus Variant Sweeps Across the Globe

Pakistan: 70 Million Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Wet December Raises Some Hope for Drought-Stricken California

South Africa Lifts Curfew, Says COVID-19 Fourth Wave Peaked

Fauci: Skip Large New Year’s Eve Parties

James Webb Telescope Begins Long-awaited Space Journey

Ghana’s Coastal Communities Threatened by Erosion, Sand Harvesting

WHO: Populism, Nationalism, Vaccine Hoarding Are Prolonging Pandemic

World Struggles With Rising COVID-19 Infections

Scientists Discover Coastal Marine Life Thriving on Plastic Ocean Trash

China Slams US Over Space Station’s ‘Close Encounters’ With SpaceX Satellites

New Study Suggests Infection from Omicron Variant Can Enhance Immunity to Delta

Flu Is Making a Comeback in US After an Unusual Year Off

From Washington to Glasgow, Climate Action Fell Short in 2021

Israel Begins Clinical Trial of Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Shot 

Australia’s New South Wales Sets Daily COVID Case Record

NASA’s Revolutionary New Space Telescope Launched From French Guiana

Typhoon Misery in Philippines, Pandemic Dampen Christmas Joy

Christmas Celebrations Continue in Bethlehem Despite Omicron Travel Ban

Biden Praised – and Criticized – for COVID-19 Battle in 2021

COVID Outlier Japan Searches for Reasons for Its Success

US Sets Shorter COVID-19 Isolation Rules for Health Workers

NASA Set to Launch James Webb Telescope

Omicron Milder Than Other Coronavirus Variants, New Studies Suggest

Australia Considers Charging Unvaccinated Residents for COVID-19 Hospital Care

2021 on Track to Surpass 2020 as America’s Deadliest

FDA Gives Emergency Authorization to Pfizer Covid Pill

Australian Research Identifies Kidney-Protecting Gene

Millions of Somalis Facing Conflict, Drought, Disease Need Lifesaving Assistance

Moderna: Extra Dose of its COVID-19 Vaccine Boosts Immunity Against Omicron    

CNN Closes US Offices to Most Workers as COVID-19 Cases Spike

Omicron Variant Spurs New Lockdown in Netherlands

US Workplace Vaccine Mandate Penalties to Start Jan. 10

Egypt Announces its First Cases of Omicron Variant

Pandemic Could Extend To 2024, Pfizer Says

WHO Chief: Inequitable Vaccine Distribution is ‘Failure for Humanity’

Rockettes End Season as New York Tallies Record COVID-19 Cases

US CDC Recommends ‘Test-to-Stay’ COVID-19 Options to Keep Kids in School

Japan Seeks Additional Vaccines for COVID-19 Booster Campaign

US Permanently Relaxes Restriction on Abortion Pill

CDC Advisers Vote to Recommend mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Over J&J’s

NASA’s Icarus Moment and Trip Through Time in This Week’s Space News

New Study Says Omicron Variant Grows Faster in Airway Passages

Israel to Donate 1 Million COVID Vaccines to African Nations

US CDC: Omicron Now About 3% of All COVID-19 Cases

Stay Calm, Don’t Panic, Says South African Doctor

African Leaders Call for More Investment in Healthcare

Nonprofits Urge Addition of Deadly Noma Disease to WHO List

China Promotes Vaccines Around the World but Critics Point to Lower Efficacy

Biden: US Has Ordered Enough Pfizer Anti-Viral Pills to Treat 10 Million Americans

New Studies: Pfizer Vaccine Provides Protection Against Hospitalization in Omicron Patients

LGBTQ Advocates Hail Canada’s Ban of Conversion Therapy

Benin’s New Abortion Law Stirs Opposition, Support

New Initiative Provides Free Treatment for Children with Cancer in Developing Countries

Rain, Snow Fall as California Braces for Brunt of Storm

Fauci: COVID Booster Shots Increase Protection Against Omicron Variant

COVID-19 Disrupts Education for More Than 400 Million in South Asia

Paris Climate Accord Signed 6 Years Ago Today